Klarinet Archive - Posting 000422.txt from 2009/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reed Wizzard
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:22:50 -0500

The interesting thing, if you look at the track that the Wizard's cutter
makes on the reed, is that it doesn't actually spend very much time along
the rails - gets there up near the corners ("ears"). My experience is that a
reed is very often more responsive after running Reed Wizard over it, but
you need to have started with a reed that was already playable. It doesn't
do what tools like Reed Du-al, ATG or even plain rush, sandpaper or a reed
knife can do (if used well) in terms of controlling the taper from the heart
toward the sides of the reed.

My 2-cents.

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Onken [mailto:go4geneo@-----.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:39 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Reed Wizzard
>
> Hello Monna . . . I purchased a reed wizard about a year ago and have
> found
> it real helpful for very quickly balancing the side rails of reeds to a
> symmetrical condition. Since about 70 percent or more of reed problems
> and
> imbalance occur in the tip or ears area of the reed, additional
> treatment is
> often required there in addition to what the reed wizard may
> accomplish

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